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SSC CGL 2024 Tier 1 Static GK MCQ [Part 4]
- In which of the following states is the Chu-Faat dance performed?
A) Haryana
B) Uttarakhand
C) West Bengal
D) Sikkim - Which of the following books is INCORRECTLY paired with its respective author?
A) Hind Swaraj – Mahatma Gandhi
B) Gitanjali – Rabindranath Tagore
C) The Discovery of India – Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Why I am an Atheist – Bhagat Singh - The ________ of every state unfurls the flag in its capital on the Republic Day.
A) Judge of High Court
B) Chief Minister
C) Governor
D) Speaker - Makar Sankranti is the festival dedicated to which of the following Lords?
A) Ganesha
B) Surya
C) Chandra
D) Indra - Alla Rakha is famous for playing which of the following musical instruments?
A) Damaru
B) Bansuri
C) Shehnai
D) Tabla - How many ICC World Cups has India won in ODI?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 2
D) 4 - Easter festival is celebrated by which community?
A) Christian
B) Parsi
C) Hindu
D) Sikh - Which singer from Assam was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019?
A) Padmanav Bordoloi
B) Rameshwar Pathak
C) Archana Mahanta
D) Bhupen Hazarika - How many players are there on each side of the Kabaddi Team in the field?
A) 9
B) 7
C) 8
D) 10 - Shab-e-Barat is celebrated by which religious group?
A) Muslim
B) Buddhist
C) Jain
D) Parsi - In November 2021, the government declared November 15 as ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’. It happens to be the birth anniversary of which of the following freedom fighters?
A) Birsa Munda
B) Kanhu Murmu
C) Arjun Munda
D) Veer Narayan Singh - Which of the following numbers best describes the number of white pieces used in chess?
A) 18
B) 16
C) 19
D) 17 - Who among the following dancers was the first one from the state of Odisha to be conferred the Padma Vibhushan Award?
A) Uday Shankar
B) Pandit Birju Maharaj
C) Kelucharan Mohapatra
D) Guru Bipin Singh - Taxus wallichiana Zucc (Himalayan yew) is a medicinal plant found in which of the following states?
A) Goa
B) Jharkhand
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Bihar - Who among the following is/was a famous sitarist?
A) Ravi Shankar
B) Ustad Bismillah Khan
C) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
D) Zakir Hussain - Lathmar Holi is primarily celebrated in the state of:
A) Karnataka
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh - Yakshagan is a folk dance of which of the following states?
A) Odisha
B) West Bengal
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Karnataka - The idols of which three Gods are installed in Jagannath Temple, Puri?
A) Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh
B) Radha, Krishna and Balram
C) Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra
D) Ram, Lakshman and Janaki - Which of the following celebrations is dedicated to Sun God and his wife Usha to thank them for sustaining life on earth and for granting wishes?
A) Madai Festival
B) Chhath Puja
C) Vishwakarma Puja
D) Sorath Sabha - Who among the following is the world-renowned exponent of the bamboo flute?
A) MS Subbulakshmi
B) Hariprasad Chaurasia
C) Ravi Shankar
D) Bismillah Khan - With which of the following dances is Yamini Krishnamurthy associated?
A) Bharatanatyam
B) Mohiniyattam
C) Odissi
D) Sattriya - India won the ICC Men Cricket World Cup for the first time in which of the following years?
A) 1996
B) 1992
C) 1987
D) 1983 - By what name is the festival of Makar Sankranti celebrated in Assam?
A) Pedda Padunga
B) Thai Pongal
C) Pongal
D) Magh Bihu - Who among the following was a poet who won Nobel Prize for literature in 1913?
A) Aurobindo Ghose
B) Rudyard Kipling
C) Bankin Chandra Chattopadhyay
D) Rabindranath Tagore - In which state/UT is the Hemis festival celebrated?
A) Punjab
B) Sikkim
C) Lakshadweep
D) Ladakh - The most common rainfall measurement is the total rainfall depth during a given period, which is expressed in ________.
A) kilopascal (kPa)
B) millimetres (mm)
C) hectopascal (hPa)
D) millibar (mbar) - Which of the following cups/trophies is NOT related to the Indian domestic cricket?
A) Duleep Trophy
B) Durand Cup
C) Deodhar Trophy
D) Ranji Trophy - Kathakali, one of the classical dances of India, is predominantly performed in which of the following states of India?
A) Assam
B) Manipur
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Kerala - Which of the following festivals is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh?
A) Thaipusam Festival
B) Jaisalmer Desert Festival
C) Bihu Festival
D) Khajuraho Dance Festival - Gangaur Festival, Pushkar Fair, Nagaur Fair and Urs Fair are the popular fairs and festivals of which state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Tripura
C) Punjab
D) Maharashtra - Which of the following terms is related to football?
A) Third man
B) Bicycle Kick
C) Overs
D) LBW - The Kuchipudi dance belongs to which of the following states?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Manipur - Bihu festival is the main festival of which state?
A) Kerala
B) Punjab
C) Rajasthan
D) Assam - Bharatanatyam dance style is associated with which of the following states?
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Bihar
D) Manipur - Navratri festival is dedicated to which of the following Goddesses?
A) Jawala
B) Laxmi
C) Durga
D) Saraswati - Chhath Puja is the main festival of which state?
A) Bihar
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka
D) Assam - In India, Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually on September 5 to mark the birthday of:
A) APJ Abdul Kalam
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
D) Subash Chandra Bose - The festival of ‘Rath Yatra’ of Puri in Odisha is dedicated to which deity?
A) Lord Jagannath
B) Lord Ganesha
C) Lord Shiva
D) Lord Hanuman - In which of the following games is one player known as the Wicketkeeper?
A) Football
B) Basketball
C) Cricket
D) Hockey - Which of the following terms is NOT related to cricket?
A) Wide Ball
B) Wicket
C) No Ball
D) Deuce - Match the folowing items
| List 1 | List 2 |
| i. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme | a. 1994 |
| ii. Mid-Day Meal Scheme | b. 2004 |
| iii. The National Accreditation Assessment Council | c. 1945 |
| iv. All India Council for Technical Education | d. 1995 |
A) i (b), ii (d), iii (a), iv (c)
B) i (d), ii (a), iii (b), iv (c)
C) i (b), ii (c), iii (d), iv (a)
D) i (c), ii (d), iii (b), iv (a)
- Match the following books with their respective authors.
| Book | Author |
| a) Tajul Ma’asir | i) Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhimdi |
| b) Khazain-ul Futuh | ii) Hasan Nizami |
| c) Tarikh-i-Firuzshahi | iii) Ziauddin Barani |
| d) Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi | iv) Amir Khusrav |
A) a-iii; b-i; c-iv; d-ii
B) a-ii; b-iv; c-iii; d-i
C) a-iv; b-iii; c-i; d-ii
D) a-i; b-iii; c-ii; d-iv
- Match the following neighbouring countries with their official languages correctly.
| Country Name | Official Language |
| 1) Afganistan | a) Dzongkha |
| 2) Bhutan | b) Burmese |
| 3) Pakistan | c) Dari |
| 4) Myanmar | d) Urdu |
A) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d
B) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
C) 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b
D) 1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
